Limitations: Include the availability of CRP-POCT, generalizability to ED population, inclusion of relatively well patients, and absence of CXR.

Interpretation: If CRP-POCT was available, it would best benefit primary care physicians assessing patients with few Anthonisen criteria, to deter them from prescribing an unnecessary antibiotic. It’s currently unlikely to change our practice in the ED.

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